Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji
Fiji: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 83.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji peaked at 9.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2025.
That places Fiji 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -26.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 3.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 164 Austria 1.0% compare
- 164 Liechtenstein 1.0% compare
- 164 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.0% compare
- 167 Bahrain 0.9% compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8% compare
- 169 Denmark 0.8% compare
- 169 Korea 0.8% compare
- 169 New Zealand 0.8% compare
- 169 Peru 0.8% compare
- 169 Slovenia 0.8% compare
More education data for Fiji
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,041 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 644 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,362 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,542 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 113,613 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 113,938 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1227 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Fiji was 0.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2025.
- How does Fiji rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Fiji ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release